Gregorio Byington Duvivier (born 11 April 1986) is a Brazilian actor, comedian and poet. He is known by his works in film and theater, being one of the members of the comedy troupe

Porta dos Fundos Porta dos Fundos (literally "Back Door") is a Brazilian comedy YouTube channel. It was established in 2012 by Fábio Porchat, Antonio Pedro Tabet, Gregório Duvivier, João Vicente de Castro and Ian SBF in Rio de Janeiro. Its videos often fea ...

Biography

Duvivier was born in

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, the son of musician and visual artist Edgar Duvivier and singer Olivia Byington, and his siblings are John, Theodora and Barbara Duvivier. He is also the nephew of actress Bianca Byington. On his paternal side, he descends from the commander Theodore Duvivier, one of the promoters of the urbanization of the neighborhoods of Copacabana and Leme (

), in the late nineteenth century. On his maternal side, the philanthropist Pérola Byington was his great-great-grandmother. At age 9, he studied acting at Tablado school. One year before entering college, Duvivier joined

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, Fernando Caruso and Rafael Queiroga in the comedy show Z.É.- Zenas Emprovisadas. He graduated in Literature at

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. After being in a relationship for five years, Duvivier and Clarice Falcão formally married in February 2014. Their marriage ended in November that same year. He identified as an

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. In May 2017, he and his troupe started the program ''

Greg News com Gregório Duvivier ''Greg News com Gregório Duvivier'' is a satirical late-night talk show aired on HBO Brasil. Inspired by the American ''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'' and produced by the Porta dos Fundos collective, which includes presenter Gregório Duv ...

'' inspired by

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's own satirical news magazine ''

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'' in collaboration with HBO Latin America.

Filmography

As actor

Technical

Works

*''A partir de amanhã eu juro que a vida vai ser agora'' (2008) (

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) () *''Ligue os pontos: Poemas de amor e Big Bang'' (2013) (

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) () *''Put some farofa'' (2014) (

) () *'' Percatempos - Tudo Que Faço Quando Não Sei O Que Fazer'' (2015)(

))

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duvivier, Gregório 1986 births Living people Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian people of Belgian descent Brazilian people of American descent Brazilian male television actors Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male comedians Brazilian male poets Brazilian atheists Byington–Duvivier family Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro alumni 21st-century Brazilian poets 21st-century Brazilian male writers Comedians from Rio de Janeiro (city)